Education Dept. anticipated CRCT failures

According to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, state education officials knew as early as July 2007 that Georgia sixth and seventh grade students would perform poorly on this year’s mandatory state social studies test.

Results from a pilot test given by the Department of Education indicated many students would likely not pass. However, officials allowed the CRCT test to proceed, apparently assuming students would score higher this year.

State education officials released preliminary results of the test this week, saying that 70 to 80 percent of middle-schoolers failed the social studies test this spring. Complete results are set to be released next month.

(The Atlanta-Journal Constitution)